THE Cricket Development Committee (CDC) of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) recently donated a valuable set of coaching equipment to coach Ryan Hercules, chairman of the Special Development sub-committee for Essequibo’s cricket. The equipment was initially donated to the CDC by the proprietor of Star Sports and former national player, Mr Sheik Mohamed.
Territorial Development Officer (TDO) of GCB, Mr Colin Stuart, handed over the coaching equipment to Mr Ryan Hercules and complimented Mr Hercules and his deputy chairman for their high levels of enthusiasm and interest demonstrated by the newly formed sub-committee responsible for assisting with the development of cricket in Essequibo.

He pointed out that there is clearly much work to be done to improve the standard of cricket across Guyana and that GCB looks forward to collaborating with all affiliate associations in structuring a sustained approach to the development of cricket. Stuart said the GCB is grateful to Star Sports for its generous donation and feels confident that the coaching equipment will go a far way in enhancing the activities of Essequibo’s coaching and educational programmes. Mr Ryan Hercules, in accepting the donation, was high in praise of Star Sports, indicating that the donation will assist coaches at the county level in delivering their related tasks. He commended the CDC of the GCB for the work they are doing and pointed out that by placing a sub-committee arm of the CDC to focus on Essequibo’s cricket development will give the assigned individuals the opportunity to narrow their focus on critical development areas required for Essequibo cricket in a timely manner.